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Other Headlines: May Is Bike Month! (Active SGV, The Source) Bassett/Avocado Heights Offering Limited Number of Free EV Chargers to Those Who Qualify (Advanced Energy) SGV Carshare Launch Event is Tomorrow in South El Monte. Pasadena Now Looks At City’s Capital Improvement Program Foothill Transit: We Can Help You Plan Your Trip Read the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority’s April Newsletter On-Bus Camera Enforcement Issued 10,000 Tickets (LAT) CA Still Considering Road Charge To Replace Gas Tax (KTLA) Metro Breaks Weekend Ridership Record In March (KTLA) Ride of Silence Coming To Pasadena May 21 (Pasadena Now)
And here’s some Streetsblog Stories from around the country from the past week:
SBLA SGV Reporter Chris Greenspon was honored by the American Society of Civil Engineers Metropolitan Los Angeles Branch with their 2026 award for Excellence in Journalism
City council enthusiastically approved restitution for those displaced by the freeway, but questions linger about who may qualify and how the money will be raised.
Responses so far have focused on youth sports and senior activities.
The locally controlled freeway project continues to make impressive progress, but will it be complete before the Olympics?
SBLA SGV Reporter Chris Greenspon was honored by the American Society of Civil Engineers Metropolitan Los Angeles Branch with their 2026 award for Excellence in Journalism
This park tucks a well-curated piece of green space into a nook of South Pasadena by the 110 Freeway.
City council enthusiastically approved restitution for those displaced by the freeway, but questions linger about who may qualify and how the money will be raised.
After some concerns about lost parking, residents convinced the city council to keep its complete streets concept uniform.
